{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/crco-vs-cry","section":"compare","title":"CRCO vs CRY: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"CRCO paid 43.9% of its price in cash each over its own window and CRY 31.0%. Total return with distributions reinvested was \u221232.4% against \u22126.8%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, CRCO or CRY?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"CRCO charges 1.01% a year and CRY charges 1.07%, so CRCO is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/crco-vs-cry","a":{"ticker":"CRCO","name":"YieldMax(R) CRCL Option Income Strategy ETF","issuer":"YieldMax","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, CRCO paid 43.9% in cash and finished 5.6 points ahead of CRCL.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/crco","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"43.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221232.4%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against CRCL","value":"+5.6 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)","value":"61.9%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"YieldMax estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$51m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.01%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Sep 8, 2025"}]},"b":{"ticker":"CRY","name":"GraniteShares YieldBOOST CRCL ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Apr 28, 2026, CRY paid 31.0% in cash and finished 6.1 points ahead of CRCL.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/cry","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"31.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u22126.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against CRCL","value":"+6.1 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.07%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 15, 2025"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/crco-vs-cry"}